USPTO Patents Application 10825520

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Docket No. 18189

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

As a below named inventor, I hereby declare, of my own knowledge or on information
and belief, that:

My residence, post office address and country of citizenship are as stated below next
to my name;

I am the original, first and sole inventor, if only one inventor is identified below, or an
original, first and joint inventor, if more that one inventor is identified below, of the subject
mailer which is claimed and for which a patent is sought and which is entitled:

OPTO-ELECTRIC MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING

and which is described and claimed:

In the attached application including specification and claims if this line is

marked, or

XX In the original specification and claims filed on

April 1 5. 2004 as U.S. Patent Application Number

10/825.520 or PCT International Application Number

I have reviewed and understand the contents of the specification and the claims;

I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to the examination
of the application in accordance with 37 CFR §1.56(a). The text of 37 CFR §1.56(a) states,

"A patent by its very nature is affected with a public interest. The public interest is
best setved, and the most effective patent examination occurs when, at the time an application
is being examined, the Office is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information
material to patentability. Each individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a
patent application has a duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the Office, which
includes a duty to disclose to the Office all information known to that individual to be
material to patentability as defined in this section. The duty to disclose information exists
with respect to each pending claim until the claim is cancelled or withdrawn from
consideration, or the application becomes abandoned. Information material to the
patentability of a claim that is cancelled or withdrawn from consideration need not be
submitted if the information is not material to the patentability of any claim remaining under
consideration in the application. There is no duty to submit information which is not material
to the patentability of any existing claim. The duty to disclose all information known to be
material to patentability is deemed to be satisfied if all information known to be material to
patentability of any claim issued in a patent was cited by the Office or submitted to the Office
in the manner prescribed by §§ 1 .97(b) -(d) and 1 .98. However, no patent will be granted on

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an application in connection with which fraud on the Office was practiced or attempted or the
duty of disclosure was violated through bad faith or intentional misconduct. The Office
encourages applicants to carefully examine: 1) prior art cited in search reports of a foreign
patent office in a counterpart application, and 2) the closest information over which
individuals associated with the filing or prosecution of a patent application believe any
pending claim patcntably defines, to make sure that any material information contained
therein is disclosed to the Office;"

I hereby claim the benefit under 35 USC §1 19(e) of any United States provisional
application^) listed below.

Provisional Application No.: 60/S 16.675 m

Filing Dale: Nnv^mber 3. 2003

Provisional Application No.:

Filing Date: .

This application is a continuation pursuant to 35 USC §120 of each prior application
(if any is identified) identified as follows:

Application Serial No.:

Filing Date: Status:

This application is a continuation-in-part pursuant to 35 USC §1 20 of each prior
application (if any is identified) identified as follows:

Application Serial No.: 10/036.970

Filing Date: December 21. 2001 Status: Pending

and I acknowledge the duty to disclose to the Office all information known to me to be
material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR § 1 .56(a) which became available between the
filing date of the prior application and the national or PCT international filing date of the
continuation-in-part application.

I claim foreign priority, pursuant to 35 USC §1 19(a)-(d) of an application for patenl or
inventor's certificate, and identify below said application (if any is identified) and any such
foreign application (if any is identified) having a filing date before that of the application on
which foreign priority is claimed;

Application No.: Country:

Filing Date:

I hereby declare that all statements made of my own knowledge are true and that all
statements made on information and belief are believed to be true, and I am warned that
willful false statements and the like arc punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, (18 USC
§1001) and may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patent issuing thereon.

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I hereby appoint Michael J. AronoCT (Registration No. 37,770), Stephen J. Driscoll
(Registration No. 37,564), Robert J. Kapalka (Registration No. 34,198) and Driscoll A. Nina,
Jr. (Registration No. 34,685), and whose post office address is: The Whitaker Corporation,
4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 140, Wilmington, DE 19808-2952, or their duly
appointed associate, my attorneys or agents with full powers of substitution and revocation, to
prosecute this application, to make alterations and amendments therein, to receive the Letters
Patent, and to transact all business in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in connection
therewith.

Direct all correspondence to the address:

The Whitaker Corporation
4550 New Linden Hill Road
Suite 140

Wilmington, Delaware 19808-2952

Full Name of First Inventor: Ron Nevo

Signature: Date: _

Residence: 3009 Garfield PL. Fair-Lawn. New Jersey 07410
Citizenship: U.S A ,. . Post Office Address: Same as above

Full Name of Second Inventor Dominic Canace

Signature: Date:.

Residence: 63 Teabcrrv Drive. Edison. New Jersey 08820
Citizenship: U.S.A. Post Office Address: Same as above

Full Name of Second Inventor: William John Schnoor

Signature: jjUMjC^^ A tffi/r^m V)tottP^ Date: ft-lH - fl^f

Residence: 882 S. Qeyers Church Road, Middletowru Pennsylvania 17057

Citizenship: U.S A. Post Office Address: Same as above

Docket No. 18189

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

As a below named inventor, I hereby declare, of my own knowledge or on information
and belief, that:

My residence, post office address and country of citizenship are as stated below next
to my name;

I am the original, first and sole inventor, if only one inventor is identified below, or an
original, first and joint inventor, if more that one inventor is identified below, of the subject
matter which is claimed and for which a patent is sought and which is entitled:

OPTO-ELECTRIC MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING

and which is described and claimed:

In the attached application including specification and claims if this line is

marked, or

XX In the original specification and claims filed on

April 15. 2004 as U.S. Patent Application Number

10/825.520 or PCT International Application Number

I have reviewed and understand the contents of the specification and the claims;

I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to the examination
of the application in accordance with 37 CFR § 1.56(a). The text of 37 CFR § 1.56(a) states,

"A patent by its very nature is affected with a public interest. The public interest is
best served, and the most effective patent examination occurs when, at the time an application
is being examined, the Office is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information
material to patentability. Each individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a
patent application has a duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the Office, which
includes a duty to disclose to the Office all information known to that individual to be
material to patentability as defined in this section. The duty to disclose information exists
with respect to each pending claim until the claim is cancelled or withdrawn from
consideration, or the application becomes abandoned. Information material to the
patentability of a claim that is cancelled or withdrawn from consideration need not be
submitted if the information is not material to the patentability of any claim remaining under
consideration in the application. There is no duty to submit information which is not material
to the patentability of any existing claim. The duty to disclose all information known to be
material to patentability is deemed to be satisfied if all information known to be material to
patentability of any claim issued in a patent was cited by the Office or submitted to the Office
in the manner prescribed by §§ 1.97(b) -(d) and 1.98. However, no patent will be granted on

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Page 2

an application in connection with which fraud on the Office was practiced or attempted or the
duty of disclosure was violated through bad faith or intentional misconduct. The Office
encourages applicants to carefully examine: 1) prior art cited in search reports of a foreign
patent office in a counterpart application, and 2) the closest information over which
individuals associated with the filing or prosecution of a patent application believe any
pending claim patentably defines, to make sure that any material information contained
therein is disclosed to the Office;"

I hereby claim the benefit under 35 USC §1 19(e) of any United States provisional
application(s) listed below.

Provisional Application No.: 60/516.675

Filing Date: November 3, 2003

Provisional Application No.:

Filing Date:

This application is a continuation pursuant to 35 USC §120 of each prior application
(if any is identified) identified as follows:

Application Serial No. :

Filing Date: Status:

This application is a continuation-in-part pursuant to 35 USC §120 of each prior
application (if any is identified) identified as follows:

Application Serial No. : 10/036.970

Filing Date: December 2 L 2001 Status: Pending

and I acknowledge the duty to disclose to the Office all information known to me to be
material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR § 1.56(a) which became available between the
filing date of the prior application and the national or PCT international filing date of the
continuation-in-part application.

I claim foreign priority, pursuant to 35 USC §1 19(a)-(d) of an application for patent or
inventor's certificate, and identify below said application (if any is identified) and any such
foreign application (if any is identified) having a filing date before that of the application on
which foreign priority is claimed;

Application No.: Country:

Filing Date:

I hereby declare that all statements made of my own knowledge are true and that all
statements made on information and belief are believed to be true, and I am warned that
willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, (18 USC
§1001) and may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patent issuing thereon.

Docket No. 18189
Page 3

I hereby appoint Michael J. Aronoff (Registration No. 37,770), Stephen 1 Driscoll
(Registration No. 37,564), Robert J. KapaUca (Registration No. 34,198) and Driscoll A. Nina,
Jr. (Registration No. 34,685), and whose post office address is: The Whitaker Corporation,
4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 140, Wilmington, DE 19808-2952, or their duly
appointed associate, my attorneys or agents with full powers of substitution and revocation, to
prosecute this application, to make alterations and amendments therein, to receive the Letters
Patent, and to transact all business in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in connection
therewith.

Direct all correspondence to the address:

The Whitaker Corporation
4550 New Linden Hill Road
Suite 140

Wilmington, Delaware 19808-2952

Full Name of First Inventor: RonNevo . .

Signature: Date: _

Residence: 3QQ9 Qarfield PL, Fajr-Lawn, New Jersey 07410
Citizenship: U.S.A. Post Office Address: Same as above

Full Name of Second Inventor: Dominic Canace

Signature:

Date:

Residence: 63 Teaberrv Drive. Edison, New Jersey 08820

Citizenship: IIS.A. Post Office Address: Same as above

Full Name of Second Inventor: William John Schnoor

Signature:

Date:

Residence: 882 S. Gevers Church Road. Middletown. Pennsylvania 17057

Citizenship: U.S.A. Post Office Address: Same as above